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1963 Buick Riviera - Plans for making into a daily driver
Just got a relative's 63 Buick Riviera after sitting since the 70's. It was in a garage (not AC'd) and came out looking a bit crusty
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This is after a garden hosing - same place right after getting it out. Wild thing is the power seat, all 6 windows, and all the cigarette lighters work! Looks like ash trays and lighters were the cupholders of the 60's!
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Took off the fuel tank and cleaned it out. Rebuilt the carb and changed the plug wires. Plugs didn't look horrible so I left them alone. Thing fires right up and seemed to be OK except the trans. The trans needed a lot of odd-ball hard-to-get stuff. I'm having it rebuilt but wonder if I should've tried to swap a modern overdrive in there. Since everything is original, I'm trying to keep the engine/trans/rear-end that came with the car running in the car.
We have a couple teenagers waiting for their turn to drive!
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As big as the trunk is, it barely holds the gear of a hockey goalie!
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Plans are to replace the exhaust, change out the brake lines for SS, and do a disc swap for the fronts. I'd like to change to a dual reservoir master, but I haven't found anything offered for this Buick (hoping it might be an easy swap). Might also put on some fuel injection (since I'm reluctant to put it on my other old ride since I just got the carb working great).
Looking forward to sponging some Buick know-how from people on this board and hoping I might get into something that might help someone else.